gíománach

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English yoman +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gíománach m (genitive singular gíománaigh, nominative plural gíománaigh)

  1. coachman
  2. lackey (liveried male servant)
  3. yeoman (subordinate)

Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gíománach ghíománach ngíománach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38

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